5 Regions Of Virginia
Question: Coastal Plain (Tidewater)
Answer: - Flat land
Location near Atlantic Ocean and Chesapeake Bay (includes Eastern Shore)
- East of the Fall Line
Question: Piedmont
Answer: - Rolling hills at the foot of the Blue Ridge Mountains
- Located between the Coastal Plain (Tidewater) Region and Blue Ridge Mountains
- West of the Fall Line
Question: Blue Ridge Mountains
Answer: - Old, rounded mountains
- Part of the Appalachian Mountain system
- Located between the Piedmont and Valley and Ridge regions
- Source of many rivers
Question: Valley and Ridge
Answer: - Includes the Great Valley of Virginia and other valleys separated by ridges
- Located west of Blue Ridge Mountains, which are part of the Appalachian Mountain system
- Includes the Cumberland Gap
Question: Appalachian Plateau
Answer: - Located in Southwest Virginia
- Only a small part of the plateau is located in Virginia, near the Kentucky and West Virginia borders